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China's Electric Cars Aren't Europe's Real Problem
Europe's attempts to protect itself from the onslaught of China's car exports look to be turning into an expensive game of Whac-A-Mole. Tariffs in 2024 targeted Chinese electric vehicles with duties as high as 45%. The result has been rising…
Bristol bans ads for fast fashion, flights, and non-electric cars
Bristol City Council has become the first council in the United Kingdom to ban ads promoting the buying of fast fashion. The ban will cover ads at all bus stops throughout the port city. It will also cover free-standing digital displays and…
More than 3,000 new electric vehicle charge points planned across UK and Ireland
It includes a 20-year concession covering four counties in northern Scotland and will deliver more than 100,000kW of charging capacity across the UK and Ireland. The funding will support the design, installation, operation and maintenance of the…
Bradford event puts electric cars and greener travel in the spotlight
The Plug In Bradford District event will take place on Friday, September 18, in Centenary Square from 9.45am to 4pm. Hosted in partnership with Let's Experience Electric, the event aims to promote the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) by…
Porsche's 550 J is a racing legend shrunk into an electric track-day car
The Porsche 550 Spyder occupies a special place in the brand's motorsport history. Developed specifically for racing, the lightweight mid-engined sports car proved that clever engineering and low weight could challenge competitors with considerably…
EVs Are the Future, No Matter How Far America Falls Behind
I'm behind the wheel of a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV, one of the most affordable new electric SUVs you can buy today, about to make the first and only pit stop on my 230-mile journey from San Francisco to Reno, Nevada. It hits me that I've put next…
Opinion | Neither tariffs nor export controls will stop China's industrial engine
The first “China shock” was fairly easy to understand. Beginning in the 1990s, cheap Chinese goods poured into global markets, displacing large parts of lower-end manufacturing across the world. Now, China shock 2.0 seems to be under…
Copper dazzle dull margins for EV, consumer and engineering goods
Copper's recent rally to record-highs has sent waves of concern reverberating through the makers of several consumer-focussed and industrial products such as electric vehicles (EVs), consumer gadgets and appliances, electric wires and engineering…
Robotaxis Are About to Be Absolutely Everywhere
The era of autonomous ride-hailing has officially crossed over from science-fiction prototype to the single largest catalyst shaping the future of global energy and transportation. According to data highlighted in ChargePoint's Charging Forward…
Look beneath the bonnet and it's no bed for roses for Nissan's Sunderland plant
Visit Sunderland Museum and there you'll see - next to Wallace the stuffed lion - a white Nissan Bluebird. Not just any Bluebird, the very first Nissan car to roll off the production line at the Japanese firm's Sunderland factory in 1986. The car…
US DFC approves $500 million in guarantees to boost US exports to emerging markets
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corp on Wednesday approved a $500 million trade financing facility that will help U.S. companies access emerging markets in South America, Southeast Asia and Africa…
AI panic is the new climate hysteria - and it's handing the future to China
The predictable result is rash, ineffective, and counterproductive reactions, even if the underlying concerns are valid. This happens in part because crisis sells, and attention-seeking media and pundits pounce. Definitive-sounding…
Sunderland gets its Kicks: Nissan to invest £170m to build new hybrid SUV
Nissan has said it will invest £170m to build a new SUV at its factory in Sunderland – but said the move was subject to the UK weakening its electric vehicle sales mandate. The new hybrid model, the Kicks, is Nissan's latest attempt to…
Fiat dealerships to 'become more Italian', says UK boss
Fiat is set to become more Italian in the UK, with its boss promising more colour, more fun and a stronger taste of la dolce vita in dealerships as the brand rebuilds its range and targets a doubling of its market share. Kristian Cholmondeley…
J&K's EV targets hinge on consumer demand, charging network
Jammu and Kashmir's proposed Electric Vehicle Policy 2026 has set ambitious targets for shifting the automobile market towards electric mobility, but the response from dealers suggests that the transition could develop unevenly across vehicle…
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